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Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-07-02
An Old Fool Roped In.

Last Monday at Marshalltown,
Iows, Peter Van Vranken. an old
aud wealthy citizen and elder in the
Presbyterian church was swindled
out Of g. 900 In cash by an ancient
sonfidence game. An ostensible land
buyer. after looking at his farm, In
duced Van vranken to accompany
him to look over q neighbor's land
that was for sale. On the road they
met man with card lottery game.
and Van Vraken was induced to try
1t. He drew 5000. and being requir-
ed TO show up like amount, borrow
ed 5000 from the land buyer and
drove cack 10 town and got the bal.
ance. all of which he placed In the
land buyers hands. The 5000 won
was also put In the land buyers hands
and the game proceeded. this time sl0,.
900 being drawn by the latter, which
was also passed over to him. The
card manipulator now being out Of
funds desired to come to town for
more. The land driver proposed TO
drive him. and the scheme was quick
ly executed, the two sharpers driving
rapidly off with $4,000, leaving Van
Vranken to foot 1t, three miles, from
town. Coming in the crooks changed
DISCUSSES and escaped. A little over q
year ago Van Vranken was confden.
ceG out Of 81 700. He is. probably the
biggest sucker In the state.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-07-02
B0ODLER SHARPE.
The King of Bribers 10 Found
Guilty at New York of the
Charges Made.
Why the Mullan Tunnel is a
Bad Road to Travel, in
Winter or Summer.
SHARPE coz vICTED.
A Sad Case.

A Sad Case.
New YORK, June 29.-Judge Barret
begun his charge to the jury in the
Sharpe case to-day by saying 1t was
the first time In the history Of our
Jurisprudence when o man had been
called to face q charge Of giving Q
bribe. Both to give and receive brides
are crimes, said his honor. The only
direct evidence that money had been
given was that one Delacey had given
money. 1t is not necessary that the
person charged gave the money with
his own hand or made q corrupt
agreement In person. or In other words
made an agreement In accordance
with the laws Of contract, but IL there
was an understanding that one was to
give and the other to receive q bribe
then crime was committed, whether
directly or indirectly, personally or by
agents, aided and assisted or sbetted,
however remotely in the commission
of the crime. Delacey is the fountain n
head and all who are proven TO be
connected, near or far away from the
fountain head, are guilty. II Delacey
received money from Richmond 4
Richmond, agents for Sharpe, then
Sharpe is guilty. II Sharpe had a
guilty knowledge Of the scheme, and
assisted or abetted In any way, he lie
guilty of the crime charged. Defend
ant asked for trial separately and If
the jury find that he lie connected
with the bribery In the ways specified
they must find him guilty Of the
crime % charged. The Judge further
instructed the jury that they must not
be influenced by the prisoners age or
infirmity nor by the fact that he did
not take the stand In bis own behalf.
The jury then retired and after an alb
aence of fifteen minutes returned to
the court room with verdict OF guilty
with o recommendation for mercy.
The aged prisoners head dropped.
He was removed to Bidlow street fail.
Sentence will be passed July 18th.
The penalty is not more than ten years
at hard labor or fine Of 5000, or
both. A new trial will be asked.
The verdict was reached on the first
ballot. Az Sharpe stepped on the
walk on his arrival he said: boys,
now its all over, I'll tell them I never
gave one penny to Alderman Fullgrafi
or any other alderman, and had no
hand In brlbing aldermen" With
this the old man broke down.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-07-02
THE TUNNEL CAVE.
The Mulian Tunnel Now Open.

II is thirty days since the cave oc-
CURED In the Mullan tunnel. For the
first half Of that period freight traffic
was wholly interrupted and passen.
gers had 10 walk over the main range
of the Rocky mountains In order TO
continue their journey In either direc.
tion. Two weeks ago, at great expense
Q temporary line was constructed over
the continental backbone and traffic
was resumed. though on losing bas.
Is. This condition of affairs has been
o source Of great public Inconvenience,
of financial disaster TO the company,
and sinc0e regret 10 the press and
people of this territory, for whom the
road has accomplished q great deal.
But these regrets cannot conceal the
fact that the adoption of the Helena
route for the road and the construc-
ton OF the tunnel were the greatest
engineering blunders recorded In the
history of railroad building In this
country. The tunnel was expensive
to build and will always be expensive
10 operate, and not TO mention the
constant likelihood Of traffic interrupt
tion by future caves and the personal
danger to human life, every consider
alton Of common sense and business
expedisncy was ignored when its con-
structiou was determined upon. II
was the result Of collusion and fraud,
and cannot be justified on any
plausible pretext. But let that
pass. The cave has been
repaired, but At what . cost! and
how safe is 10 nowf We are informed
by two Of the best mining men In the
territory who assisted In timbering the
break under the direction Of Mr.. Mar
Gus DAILY that II win cost 100000 10
make the tunnel secure. Even II this
money should be put up 10 is only .
question Of time when the road Will
have the defect from Three Forks and
come via Butte and Anaconda. Sup
pose from the constant jar In the tun-
mel q cave should occur In the winter
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-07-02

A little eightyear-old boy of Salt
Lake City started out the other day to
become Q sheep raiser. because his
mother didn't allow HIM to do ss he
pleased. The western idea begins TO
shoot pretty early.
A blooded horse in Parkersburg. w.
Va, came suddenly on some strolling
Savoyards and their performing beam
the other evening and was % fright
ened that he reared and fell dead. He
had broken blood vessel.
The tall, thin, freckled youth who
has charge of the hymn books at
Ocean Grove softly whisper, - II
afraid be would be stung by . wasp.
that be will not begin the distribution
Of them until the advent of July.
Mrs. Nancy Britton died recently In
Germantown. Pa, OF . cancer In the
face ct the age Of 90 years and 7 months.
Her husband died eleven yean ego at
the age Of 80. She leaves four children
and forty grandchildren and great
grandchildren.
A span Of colts ran away 1t Portland
Oregon. recently. and coming tos
railroad fridge, ran out fully hfty feet
on the ties before either stepped
through. They both went down Ina
heep, and were Afterwards pulled out
with hardly sscrstch.
New Castle, Pa, has hen Of extra
ordinary esG-laying ability. One day
recently she laid two good sized esss;
the day following she rspestsd the
operation; on the third day shs rsstsd
and laid no sgss. but on the fourth
day she made up BY laying three segs.
"Yestsrday.n remarks territorial
editor whom che Dakota Bell quotes,
I'VE were agAin married. Il WIN b.
remembered that bosh Of our sormsr
wives slopsd with ths foreman Of ths
ONCE. To avoid future insoavsn.
isnce Of the kind We have thls tins
married . LADY who Il hsssslf . esun-
pOsitor." 49,
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-07-02

Haight ard Hendricks, of Oliver
county, have leased their fiocks Of
sheep for three years. Mr.. HaiRht
leased his 800 head TO Chas. B. Harris.
and Mr.. Hendricks bis Ia A. r. Gran
berry. They figure that each flock 10
worth 81 900. The terms Of the lease
are as follows: The lessees Are to have
the sheep for three year,, and each
lessee is to pay $500 year for the use
of the sheep and ut the end Of three
years return to the lessors the same
number Of sheep and Of the same grade
and age - hey now take. The lsssses
will make their money out Of the wool
and the increase. This will insure .
large profit for Hsieht and Hendricks,
profit Of 30 per cent per year on
their money invested. and IL is ex-
pected the lessees will make - much
more. The sheep interest has been
tested In Oliver county, and is known
what IL will do.-Mandan Pioneer.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-07-02

time. 1t would then be impossible to
operate the overhead line, and th /,
Northern Pacific would virtually re-
solve itself into two separate roads
having no possible connection with
each other. one extending from Garri-
son to Wallula and the other from
Helena TO Portland. No transconti.
mental business could be transacted,
and the passenger travel would be-
come purely local. Do the Northern
Pacific directors ever think of these
things? Do they reflect upon the re-
suits Of another cave In the Mullan
tunnel?
1t is about time that the managers
Of the road look ut these questions
from an intelligent point of view.
They must discard the advice Of
those officers Of the road who are
personally and independently inter.
ested In keeping the Helena route
In operation ~ q part of the main
trunk, and whose real estate and
other property might depreciate II q
new line should be built from Three
Forks to Garrison. But such 0 line
must be built II the Northern Pacific
intends to do business In this country.
The unerring logic of events points to
the necessity Of such q change. and II
will come as sure a. the ocean tide has
its ebb and flow. The present exigen-
cies Of the Northern Pacific are no
subject for levity. They furnish no
occasion for taunts between rival com.
munities. They presenta serious and
solemn problem which calls for the
exercise Of the highest sagacity and
for prompt action, In order that q
disaster TO q great continental road
and the business: Interests Of the most
important section of Montana may be
averted. And any officer of the road
who stands in the way Of this move
ment for foolish or sentimental pur.
poses, whether his name. TO para
phrase Dickens, be Oakes or Stokes oI
Stiles or Thompson. should be brushed
away rs an enemy to acceptable bust
ness methods of railroad management
Butte Inter Mountain.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-07-02

Mr.. Chester Eaton met with q rather
narrow escape from death by . stroke
Of lightning last night, during light
rain storm that swept over town. He
hsd retired and was asleep on . sofa
bed adjoining partition. The light
ming struck the chimney and passed
down Into the room In which he was
sleeping. knocked . hole In the parsi-
tion and ran along IL from TOP 10 bot
tom, where II broke through the aide
Of the house and escaped. Mr.. Eaton
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-07-02

was asleep at the moment the light
ming struck but was awakened In time
to see . streak Of fire and sparkle flying
through the room. He instituted an
examination and found that the four
stovepipe holes in the chimney-two
up stairs and two below-had the tin
covers knocked out of them and SCOT
was distributed around on the floors.
The lightning had LEFT its mark on the
partition In the form OF q burned
streak. and the wall of the room was
blackened where II passed out. Sing
ular to say, Mr.. Eaton did not sustain
any perceptiblo shock, and for awhile
could not realize what had happened.
Mrs. Eaton and the children were not
at home, having soAe out to the picnic
at Belt creek yesterday. Mr.. Eaton
certainly had narrow escape.-River
Press.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-15
DRAMATIC NOTES.

Dockstaders was fairly well filed last night when INC
usual weekly change OF programme was made The prln-
cpal feature of the amusing entertainment Is no"
the buresque OF Sarah Bernhardt under the not over
novel title OF Sarah Heartburn Mr.. Dockstader SUI
gives his clever specially and the musical portion OF the
programme is largely made up OF Irish melodies ludI-
ing Killarney" Come Back TO Erin ana Ihe HARP
That Once"
The Thaa Theatre was crowded again last nsat when
Emil Thomas the great German comedian, appealeii IN
Inspector Braezig" The performance was as striking
specimen of the comedians powers as any he mas ye'
given in New-York. Tonight the same play wiz 20
given and tomorrow night double bill inclnillns
Water der Debutanten, aversion OF little frcc p'y
known American play-goers rs Inc DeOutan'e al "a
by Chanraus clever performance OF the part o tue oi
Frcnchman.
Mr. Boucicaults play. :" The Jit" was well receiver "
the Brooklyn Park Theatre last evening Miss lhorf
dixie was too i'll to appear ia the part of Ky WoodSof
and Miss Georgia Cayvan consented to take IL Ak &c"
hours notice. and played 1t with much spirit gayey ant
grace As she had received 40 nnation that she "oui
be called upon until yesterday noon and had never ~
poarcd in the play before, this was reaiy 'o" "''
achievement.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-15
No ENC1PE.

Mr.. Cleveland appears in the role Of the Old
Man of the Sea according 10 some of bis friends.
One says blunty The party cannot expect
TO succeed with anybody clsc.' Another says
that no Democrat could nope to carry New
York with President Cleveland set aside and
therefore no other can nc ncminrtcd. Ser ator
Elmunds mildly observes that Cleveland has
not done as well as some Of his supporters cx
pected, but they are likely to conclude that he
has done as well as lc could. in view of the
party and materials he had TO deal with. lie
has been outragcousy imposed upon, the Sem
atOr thinks his own party has caused him TO
make bad nominations in a singularly large pro-
portion of cases. Considering that Mr.. Cleveland
was elected by certain misguided individuals
in the Lccf that he would make non partisan
President, this is back handed excuse for him.
The party cannot name any other person for
President in 1883 without outraging thc' ten
der scnsbilitics of the professional rcformcrs,
who voucLcd for Mr.. Clcvclands devotion to
reform so stoutly, before they knew anything
about him, that they have felt compelled to de-
clare ever since that he was their bright ideal.
SO Democrats and assistant Democrats together.
pretending TO be passonately in love with re-
form and with Grover Cleveland as Reform
Incarnate have hosted the Old Man Of the Sea
on their shoulders, and now like poor Sindbad
the Sailor, they subluissiycly receive his kicks
and march wherever he directs.
Sometimes it looks as if Ncw-York Dem.
oclatic politicians would almost unanimously
oppose Clcveland's nomination. But your gen
uine New York Democrat is simply an appetite
on legs. Offer him what he wants, and no high
flown notions Of principle will prevent his
shouting for the dispenser Of patronage. The
fat places arc not all gone some of them are
shrcwdly kept waiting for clcycnth-hour Ia
boers in the political vineyard. AS between a
Democrat like Governor Hill. who can control
no Offices to speak Of, and Great Rcformcr
like President Cleveland, who puts the salaries
where they will do the most good, the party Of
appetites and nothing else is apt to choose as
its commander the suffer instead OF the soldier.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-15

gotten and the customs officers at Limbach detainco
the parcel. and sent to the Inspector OF Markets ~
Vienna, n printed form, which, filed up read - Ior
lows:-"A marcel Is lying at the customs aaresseo
to the Countess de Tnni Please INFORM US u tns
sender the Empress OF Austria resides at Vienna ana
IL n porlSbutcher by trade" A satisfactory answer
returned.
Pore Leos famous collection Of laces has received
an important addition. Some wealthy Catholics at
Venice have presented to him set Of lace which they
have caused to be executed at the lace schools Of
Burano The design IL copied from the famous Rez-
zonico set which made for Clement KILL by the
Venetian nuns, and which now forms part OF the
treasure of the House Of Savoy. and u occasionally
worn by Queen Margaret. The schools OF Burano nayc
three times REPRODUCED the pattern OF thls HISTORIC
lace, one COPY being In the Kensingt0n museums, oho
In the pOssessOn OF the Duchess OF Hamuton ana tne
third i'm that Of the wife OF Mr. W. ". Aston lateY
American Minister at Rome The copy uestineo ioi
Leo XIII. cost $240 a yard.
Senator Alirich of Rhode Island has gone to Cuoa'
and Senator Chace has gone to Florida
NJ Emile Labiche does not think much Of the dra-
matte censorship One of his plays was objected to-
called Gas vindctive a. a Corsican." at Is mpos'
sibe to allow that to pass" said the Censor, son ac
count OF the Emreror, who is OF Corsican origin"
"well let say vindlctive Spaniard," NJ La
biche replied "And the Empress ?" queried the Cen
"But what about NJ ROuher" again asked the puzzled
Censor. "Put down what YOU like" reloned the au-
thor and the Censor chose comparison according to
his own whim and fancy.
HAVANA, March 14.-United States Senator Sherman
and other distinguished Americans have arrived here
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-15
SHORT WEIGHT IN COIL.

Tho movement In behalf Of honest weight in
coal which has been started in Brooklyn is one
manifcsuy in the interest Of the people, who
in this matter are wholly unable. a, individuals,
20 iclp themselves. They arc entirely at ,hc
mercy Of the dealers. When a man buys a
pound Of butter Or sugar he can, if Lc chooses,
stand hy and see it weighed. or when it is de-
lvcrcd at his house nc can put il on the scales
and see whether or not he has been cheated.
But when he buys coal he cannot see it
weighed. and Of course, 10 weigh 1t at home
is out Of the question. The temptation TO
cheat on the part Of coal-scllcrs not Of strict
integrity Is n strong one and the disclosures
made in Brooklyn show that many dealers have
yielded to il. Eighty-two leads of coal were
weighed by the committee after delivery and
only sixteen were found 10 be Of full weight ;
seventeen were not more than so pounds short
land it was agreed not to take into account so
small fallng-olf as this, while the remaining
forty-ninc supposed tons, from thirty-scycn
dealers, showed a shortage ranging from 81
to 326 pounds A similar Investigation in
Ncw-York and other cities would il is not nm
likely show similar condition of things.
This is an outrage upon the public that should
not be tameIy submitted to. The citizens and
honest coal-dcalcrs who have taken up the mat
ter in Brooklyn arc entitled to the thanks Of
the community. Dishonesty of this kind ought
to be severely punished, and tic Legislature
viii probably bc asked TO take some action.
A particularly severe penalty should be inlict-
ed on men guilty Of cheating their patrons in
this way, and rigid inspection Of the scales
used by coaldcalers and OF the methods of
weighing should be instituted. Until this is
done, persons buying coal may well refuse to
patronizc the men who, it has been shown,
have sent out "tons' Of coal weighing any
where from GA TO 1870 pounds.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-15
MICHIGAN AND pROUIpJr,oN

"Thc Detroit Tribune" las been collecting
the views Of people from every county and
considerable town in Michigan as TO the fcas-
lbihty and desirability of putting Prohibition
into the Constitution. There is as was TO have
been anticipated, great diversity in the opin-
IONS expressed but taking the average of thcm
it appears that there is no general belief in
the policy proposed. A majority arc naturally
in favor Of temperance reform, but while many
would Ike to see the liquor traffic prohibited
if it were practicable most Of these frankly say
they have no faith in the application Of such Il
measure, whether in or out Of the Constitution
The weight Of opinion is Enthusiastically against
thc adoption Of the amendment, as a proceed
ing which could not help the cause OF temper
ancc, but would be certain TO breed hypocrisics,
frauds, lawlessness and demoraIizins influences
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-15

of the Land Commission Is critically examined.
That report prepared by eminent Conservative
landholders and experts, discloses the injustice
of the land system as 1t stands to-day, and prac-
tically justiies the Plan of Campaign as a
necessary expedent for redressing what Mr..
Morley has described as "A moral wrong with
ont legal remedy Enforcement of present
rents and evctions for non-payment of them
assume the proportions of public outragcs when
the Commissioners recommendations respect
ing the reduction of rates In 176, 500 tenanctes
arc considered. Mr.. Gladstone can doubtless
succeed in justifying his opposition to coercion
measures by full citations from this report. lie
can demand priority for land legislation which
shall redress the agrarian grievances of the
Irish people, and dcnounce Coercion as the
menace of sword drawn on behalf of injustice
and wrong
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-15
RVBINSTEIN'S "NERO.p'

It was due the genius OF Rubinsten and the sincere
and hearty admiration with which he Is regarded by the
American people that the first representation in this
country OF one OF his operas should be accompa
MED by a good deal OF brillancy. In its ex-
ternals last nights performance OF Nero" by
tho National Opera Company was snowy
and pcturesqu affair." The audience room had in IL the
most numerous and the finest looking audience that mas
been gathered inside the house since the departure OF tho
German Opera. On the stage was presented series OF
varied and sumpuous tableaus. full OF color ana vitality
For four hours these pictures enjoyed and so FAR as
they could make the representation success ana give
IA. o,or, itself n certificate of merit, they did So Con-
cornne the artistic merit Of the pictures the drama and
tho music which Rubinsten wrote for them, we have no
mc 10 sneak in this ISSUE Norris 1t possible hastily
10 characterize the work OF the different ersons and
forces To them we hope to at future time.
The reception OF the opera was kindly but not striking
lyenthusasc. Applause followed nearly all the scenes,
but it did not to be called out by the music which,
indeed calculated TO win very favor for tho
work rs a whole. The spectacular element was kept in
the foreground ana received the heartest approval IL
reached height in the last scenes OF the second
and third acts tho first festival in n
nublc place In Rome in tho midst OF
which zero who has upon the In riumphal
procession, standing on the steps before the temple Of
Evander proclams himself TO be Cod the second pre-
scntiur "A pcture OF burning Rome. The ballet did not
arouse enthusiasm, which was TO the credit OF the audi
ence for it Ill composed affair, calculated maybe
10 exhibit the energy aud precision OF the dancers but
s but Justice to say that It reelected credit all
cerned for the sincerity and earnestness of effort Few
of the principals were equal to the task which the play
and the music put upon them. Mr.. Ludwig was
the mark In respect OF both than any OF the others
Miss ,uch sang with fine feryor and bar
ring the amateurish extravaganza of gesture which
Is n characteristic of the company, she acted we'll Mr.
Canddus sang all his music with treess voice and acted
with enough force To stamp a character upon Nero
though IL was character which it would be difficult to
Justify -
Alter the third act, which Is muscaly the most inter
esng, as the first il dramatically, Mr. Thomas and Mr.
Hook called before the curtain. The members OF
the company signaliLed the affair by presenting Mr. Hook
with silver wreath, Mr. ThOmas witha sainwoOd gold
ornamenttd baton, and Mr.. Hinricns with clock.